EXCLUSIVE

Earlier today, we wondered if Keith Olbermann knew that footage of his show was being used in an ad by Change Congress, a political group, and brought up the issues that would be raised if he did. An MSNBC spokesperson tells Mediaite no permission had been given for the ad, and says that the network has demanded that Change Congress stop running it.

DEVELOPING

Even his biggest fans probably wouldn’t argue that Keith Olbermann is a transcendently non-partisan journalist. But is Olbermann, who considers himself a serious journalist and not just another pundit, crossing the line by appearing in a political ad? Update – Earlier we asked if Olbermann was crossing the line by appearing in a political ad, and it turns out that he did not give permission and MSNBC is asking Change Congress to stop using it in their ad.